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>> i think it is useful and because they are useful to use you can train anyone. a police officer, deputy as a professional and with adequate training we know that lay people who they are can do life saving things. >> think about it in an earthquake. dave in tucson says he has received calls from all over the country for the first 5 minutes, kit and training but no calls from california yet. if you have a story that you think deserves another look send an e-mail to another look@cbs5.com. >>> taking center stage at tonight's council meeting and why several unions say one of their counterparts is getting a sweetheart deal. simon perez reporting. >> reporter: many across the country and across california having a hard time balancing its budget so it does have a budget balancing plan but some people don't like it. in fact, these guys protesting tonight say it is just not fair. the 50 or is employees in the antioch public works department feel this. >> it is also a matter of fairness in that if you're going to ask people to make these sacrifices you need to ask everybo
>> i think it is useful and because they are useful to use you can train anyone. a police officer, deputy as a professional and with adequate training we know that lay people who they are can do life saving things. >> think about it in an earthquake. dave in tucson says he has received calls from all over the country for the first 5 minutes, kit and training but no calls from california yet. if you have a story that you think deserves another look send an e-mail to another...
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used to a new position. if brandon belt conditions to force his way into the lineup and play first base huff would then move to the outfield something he did 63 times a year ago. where he play it is not a concern for huff. winning is. after playing on a losing team in each of his ten seasons before coming to the giants. >> i got a lot of making up to do from all of the losing i've done. [ laughter ] >> so i figure in the next three or four years of my career let's go to the playoffs every year. so that still wouldn't make up for it. it wouldn't even it out quite much. but certainly last year that's something that my first year to go all the way and win and get the monkey off your back to win that first. you can never take that away. >> an incredible story continues. maybe in left field now. while you were creating a new handle on twitter this weekend, here is what you missed. >> for the clippers. >> one of the best he has ever seen. >> a tough weekend for the clippers blake griffin called for an offensive fo
used to a new position. if brandon belt conditions to force his way into the lineup and play first base huff would then move to the outfield something he did 63 times a year ago. where he play it is not a concern for huff. winning is. after playing on a losing team in each of his ten seasons before coming to the giants. >> i got a lot of making up to do from all of the losing i've done. [ laughter ] >> so i figure in the next three or four years of my career let's go to the playoffs...
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either you get used to it or you don't. >> cement transformer. i think we will get used to it. we will see. >> oh, yes, you will. you'll be paying for it too. mike sugerman in san francisco. thanks, mike. >> you will like that and you will like this weather. >> do you think? >> it is really funny because some people really do like the rain. they embrace it and other people really enjoy sunshine. so it is a little bit of both. i think it will make everybody happy, dana. you nailed it there. >> this is our live cbs5 weather camera looking out toward the bay waters where today we experienced 58 degrees. 68 degrees in gilroy. quarter inch of rain at tops spilled out of the clouds. otherwise, just a few traces anywhere just south of the golden gate bridge. a little bit of drizzle still to be noted with temperatures in the low 60s. we will have a layer of clouds and also some patchy fog developing. lows dropping between 38 degrees in santa rosa to the mid-40s across the central bay and also the santa clara valley. so upstream we are watching yet another area of low pressure. this one
either you get used to it or you don't. >> cement transformer. i think we will get used to it. we will see. >> oh, yes, you will. you'll be paying for it too. mike sugerman in san francisco. thanks, mike. >> you will like that and you will like this weather. >> do you think? >> it is really funny because some people really do like the rain. they embrace it and other people really enjoy sunshine. so it is a little bit of both. i think it will make everybody happy,...
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what can you tell us? >> well, just a few minutes ago we saw the waters recede and as you can see behind me they are receding once again. very quickly within the past five minutes they have almost quickly receded. many residents around here very shocked. >> and that was a telltale sign. shopper 5 had -- chopper 5 had these shots. and we saw this. you can see the water beginning to surge onshore into the santa cruz harbor. we were expecting rises between 2 to 3 feet. now, this is not your typical wave. so we are talking about a massive water. all of a sudden rising up as it approaches the coastline and surging onshore with all the energy it started with and roared in through the harbor. something else that caught or eye was the whirlpool. all that water churning in and out. with tsunamis it is not a single wave but a series of waves moving onshore, hitting the coastline moving back out so you see that churning of all that water and that's exactly what happened. we saw some whirlpools happening there. and it
what can you tell us? >> well, just a few minutes ago we saw the waters recede and as you can see behind me they are receding once again. very quickly within the past five minutes they have almost quickly receded. many residents around here very shocked. >> and that was a telltale sign. shopper 5 had -- chopper 5 had these shots. and we saw this. you can see the water beginning to surge onshore into the santa cruz harbor. we were expecting rises between 2 to 3 feet. now, this is not...
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but used shuttles are in high demand. some museums around the country are trying to add them to their collections. among those campaigning for them, nasa's johnson space center in houston. the intrepid sea, air and space museum in manhattan. and the museum of flight and seattle which is spending big money to house a shuttle it doesn't even know it will get. in all nasa says 21 institutions have expressed interest. it will make the final decision one month from now. >>> well, there appear to be fewer great white sharks in the waters off california than scientists expected. biologists conducted a first- ever census in the northeast pacific social and they believe only 219 full grown and near adult white sharks hang 0 out between bodega bay and monteray. because there are no numbers it is hard to know if they are rising, falling. but i don't know i think one is a lot. >> one is many. i like my sharks lacing up their skates at hp pavilion. >> turquoise. >> yeah. >> there you go. >> san jose sharks. today the waterfront a litt
but used shuttles are in high demand. some museums around the country are trying to add them to their collections. among those campaigning for them, nasa's johnson space center in houston. the intrepid sea, air and space museum in manhattan. and the museum of flight and seattle which is spending big money to house a shuttle it doesn't even know it will get. in all nasa says 21 institutions have expressed interest. it will make the final decision one month from now. >>> well, there...
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other stores are calling us to see if we have it. we are completely out. >> reporter: potassium iodine helps protect the thyroid gland from a certain type of exposure. even though they say the risk in the united states is low. >> there is no need for concern. >> reporter: the run is on. >> people have been coming in all day and calling. i don't think in the time i have worked here that this is sought after. >> reporter: the demand has shot up on the internet. usually the pills cost about $1. the current price has skyrocketed to about $10 each. >> it shows we have no control over anything really. >> it is not just the pills that have run out. this herb has iodine in it. all gone. if you are really desperate there are alternatives that are still available, including this powdered kelp or dried kelp. >> just as my wife and i have a modest store of dried foods and water and, you know, know where our medicines are, i also that i that under present circumstances it is a good idea to be able to have some potassium iodine on hand. >> it is w
other stores are calling us to see if we have it. we are completely out. >> reporter: potassium iodine helps protect the thyroid gland from a certain type of exposure. even though they say the risk in the united states is low. >> there is no need for concern. >> reporter: the run is on. >> people have been coming in all day and calling. i don't think in the time i have worked here that this is sought after. >> reporter: the demand has shot up on the internet....
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but it turns out the gadgets we have that make us more productive might be keeping us from any rest. dr. kim mulvahill what you are saying is we are too wired to get sleep. >> too connected that is the problem. think of this as a wakeup call. almost half of people consider themselves rarely, if ever, getting a good night's sleep. it turns out all of our gadgets may be keeping us up. [ music ] >> reporter: americans aren't getting enough sleep. >> we don't get home from work until sometimes close to 1 a.m. and so we get up and go to the gym at 6 a.m. >> but it is not just long work hours. the technology we use might also be to blame. the national sleep foundation found that 95% of people surveyed used a computer, video games, cell phone or t.v. in the hour before bed. doctors say electronics can affect your sleep cycle. the artificial light emitted from t.v. and computer screens suppresses the release of melatonin the hormone that helps with sleep. >> it delays our feeling of sleepiness and therefore we are falling asleep at a later hour. you still have to wake up at the same time and
but it turns out the gadgets we have that make us more productive might be keeping us from any rest. dr. kim mulvahill what you are saying is we are too wired to get sleep. >> too connected that is the problem. think of this as a wakeup call. almost half of people consider themselves rarely, if ever, getting a good night's sleep. it turns out all of our gadgets may be keeping us up. [ music ] >> reporter: americans aren't getting enough sleep. >> we don't get home from work...
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and the whole community got behind us last year. and i think this team wants to show our fans and our community that what a good team they are. it wasn't a fluke last year. they played good baseball. they deserve to win. they play good baseball because they are good players. they know how to play the game and they respect it. so they have something to prove this year. >> go giants. >> reporter: giants' fans will get their first look at first baseman brandon belt. second on the team with three spring training homeruns and hoping to crack the roster. >> i think it's just a culmination of how i have done this spring. i don't think they are putting too much emphasis on the next three games. but all the same i got to come out here and play my best baseball and let them take of the care of the decisions later. >> they will not see brian wilson who remained in scottsdale hoping his strained oblique will be healed by opening day thursday in la. >> i think it is less than 50/50. but we are going to roll him out completely. although we will h
and the whole community got behind us last year. and i think this team wants to show our fans and our community that what a good team they are. it wasn't a fluke last year. they played good baseball. they deserve to win. they play good baseball because they are good players. they know how to play the game and they respect it. so they have something to prove this year. >> go giants. >> reporter: giants' fans will get their first look at first baseman brandon belt. second on the team...
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but he has ruled out using u.s. troops to oust him. >> we have to ratchet up our diplomatic and our political pressure on him so that at some point he many i-a decision to leave. >> reporter: on capitol hill some lawmakers argue more force may be necessary to get moammar gadhafi to go. >> this is the libyan people's fight. but we need to continue to help make it a fairer fight. >> reporter: the submarines filed another barrage of missiles on tuesday in tripoli. it has cost already $500 million. >>> and one more note on the intervention in libya, much has been made of the financial cost involved. you've heard the political rhetoric. the u.s. military's involvement in the no-fly zone has cost $600 million over eight days. now, that cost is expected to fall as nato and other applied nations take a larger role. as for america's eight-year war in iraq, take a look at the numbers. congressal budget estimates put that weekly cost at about $2 billion a week. the total bill passed $700 billion last year. projected costs by t
but he has ruled out using u.s. troops to oust him. >> we have to ratchet up our diplomatic and our political pressure on him so that at some point he many i-a decision to leave. >> reporter: on capitol hill some lawmakers argue more force may be necessary to get moammar gadhafi to go. >> this is the libyan people's fight. but we need to continue to help make it a fairer fight. >> reporter: the submarines filed another barrage of missiles on tuesday in tripoli. it has...
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kim mulvahill joining us. and we are hearing this radioactive steam, if it is contained, could be released for weeks or even months? >> you know, that's the concern. and as you mentioned, the situation is evolving. now, as a precaution, nearly 200,000 people have been evacuated from a 12-mile radius around the crippled plant. 190 individuals have already been exposed to some radiation. and several workers have fallen ill with acute radiation sickness. many wonder what's the risk to the general public? when it comes to radiation exposure, scientists say there is a simple rule. no amount of exposure is safe. >> well, radiation is damaging the dna, which is the basic genetics of how cells divide in our body. >> reporter: and that damage can lead to cancer, which radiation expert dr. david brenner is the biggest concern. >> the bigger the risk the bigger the risk. the smaller the dose the smaller the risk. it doesn't happen overnight. 10, 20, 30 years after the exposure is when the cancer can appear. >> reporter:
kim mulvahill joining us. and we are hearing this radioactive steam, if it is contained, could be released for weeks or even months? >> you know, that's the concern. and as you mentioned, the situation is evolving. now, as a precaution, nearly 200,000 people have been evacuated from a 12-mile radius around the crippled plant. 190 individuals have already been exposed to some radiation. and several workers have fallen ill with acute radiation sickness. many wonder what's the risk to the...
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how can you use a rationale for raising rates because you asked us to save to start with. >> we have cut costs. we cut $17 million out of our budget this year and our budget is about a $60 million operating budget. so we have saved money where we can. we have used reserves. >> reporter: he says marin's water supply is pretty sensitive to the boom and bust cycles of lots of rain and then drought. he says the county, if it stopped raining tomorrow, would have about two years' worth of water, but compare that to san francisco which he says has four years' full of supply. >> nobody said life was fair. darn it. thank you, simon. >>> all right. we are going to check in with roberta for the latest and find out if we have got more rain coming? >> first, can i tell you something? i just learned this. fire station 10, fire station 18 in oakland. huge ken bastida and huge dana king fans. i want to let all those ladies and gentlemen that know that today in oakland, you experienced a record high temperature of 83 degrees shattering the old record of 79 set back in 2008 and, yes, tomorrow will be
how can you use a rationale for raising rates because you asked us to save to start with. >> we have cut costs. we cut $17 million out of our budget this year and our budget is about a $60 million operating budget. so we have saved money where we can. we have used reserves. >> reporter: he says marin's water supply is pretty sensitive to the boom and bust cycles of lots of rain and then drought. he says the county, if it stopped raining tomorrow, would have about two years' worth of...
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. >> it is a high use area. it is also a very dense area with lots of people and dogs and a place that is needed for those folks to be able to walk conveniently to exercise their dogs. >> reporter: sounds practical enough but neighbors worry when all sides come together for a public meeting wednesday the fur will fly. >> we are neighbors. we can talk to each other. you know. i think if people met face-to- face i think it would be a little more civil. >> reporter: that public meeting will happen at 7:00 p.m. at lakeshore baptist church tomorrow evening. about 100 people expected there. ultimately the decision, dana, will be up to parks & rec to decide whether the park will go in here. city council is expecting and hoping to break ground in about a year's time. >> kristin, you showed us the plans for the park. and i'm wondering, this is going to be a fenced in area, right, where the dogs are? >> reporter: it will be a fenced in area. a fence about 4 feet high. we did hear opposition to that because it is only 4 fe
. >> it is a high use area. it is also a very dense area with lots of people and dogs and a place that is needed for those folks to be able to walk conveniently to exercise their dogs. >> reporter: sounds practical enough but neighbors worry when all sides come together for a public meeting wednesday the fur will fly. >> we are neighbors. we can talk to each other. you know. i think if people met face-to- face i think it would be a little more civil. >> reporter: that...